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According to Gartner, 60 percent of virtualised servers will be less secure than the physical servers they replace by the end of 2012, Gartner expects this figure to fall to 30 percent by the end of 2015. Gartner also note that at the end of 2009, 18 percent of enterprise data center workloads that could [...]
Cloud computing is the opportunity to utilize IT resources more effectively. For SMBs under cost constraints, for organizations with global offices or a plan to go global, the idea of storing data in the cloud is striking. But cloud computing and high profile security incidents involving google and twitter, for example, highlight security concerns [...] Perceived cost There is a perception that energy-efficient IT equipment is more expensive than 'ordinary' systems, which can impact the procurement decision. This is a short-term view. The total-cost-of-ownership (TCO) is an important factor when purchasing energy-efficient IT hardware. While there is [...] Business is a significant and growing consumer of energy and, therefore, a major contributor to CO2 emissions. For example, the UK Office of National Statistics estimates that business organizations accounted for 68% of the UK’s total carbon fuel consumption in 2005, an increase of 10.6% between 1990 and [...] |
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